Ports and Terminals – Page 334 – Maritime Security Review

ISPS Compliance

Increasing global awareness of the threat of terrorism means Pacific Island countries and territories must ensure they comply with the International Ship and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. SPC Helps […]

IMO threatens to blacklist Sokhna Port

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) threatened Tuesday to put Sokhna Port on its blacklist of unreliable ports as striking workers closed the port for the sixth consecutive day. “We now […]

Regional turmoil helps maritime growth

BEIRUT: The volatile situation in the region will ironically help Lebanon’s maritime transport sector to grow even further, the public works and transportation minister said Thursday at the fourth annual […]

The single window challenge for ports

The challenges of meeting the EU’s deadline for National Single Windows and the various ways in which ports currently organise ship reporting formalities has been analysed in a study carried […]

Container Theft

Recycling association works with the International Maritime Bureau in an effort to prevent criminal activity. BIR to Address Fraud, Theft from Export Containers The Bureau of International Recycling, (BIR) Brussels, […]

Expansion Plan

Taiwan’s Council for Economic Planning and Development has approved a US$2.2 billion expansion plan for the development of the country’s international ports. Taiwan Approves Expansion Plan for Seven Seaports The […]

Ferry to Iran

Ferry services from Port Rashid to Iran shut down in 2008 but on Wednesday the port welcomed the Hormuz-12 from the Port of Bandar Lengeh in southern Iran. Dubai’s newest […]

Heavy Security

Florida’s waterways will be under heavy patrol during the Republican National Convention, around 30 law enforcement agencies are preparing for the largest maritime security event in Tampa’s history. Armed Boat Patrols […]

Undermining the Effort

Abnormally long cargo dwell times and the cost of doing business in Nigeria’s seaports, amongst the highest in the world, led the federal government to set up a presidential ports […]

Port Developments

Saudi Ports Authority signs contracts totalling SR 615 million to develop and maintain country’s ports, Authority agreed a further SR 500 million worth of contracts earlier this year. Saudi Ports […]